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Recent Examples of lyceum
The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
It was called the lyceum movement.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
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Even the audience is bifurcated, moved out into the wings of the Koch Theater’s stage, leaving the auditorium vacant.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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It was staged by legendary director Hal Prince to be performed inside an auditorium.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Calming interiors, revitalizing bathrooms, and outdoor space with garden or sea views create a sense of serenity, while the dedicated in-room dining menu highlights superfoods.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 June 2025
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There are complimentary vintage bicycles for guests to explore the grounds with gardens and fire pits.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Plans show a possible amphitheater, pavilion, bike repair station, and outdoor event spaces that could be reserved.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
29 June 2025
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When they were originally produced in the 1600s, many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed in an open-air amphitheater called The Globe in London.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Jurassic World Rebirth opens in theaters nationwide on Wednesday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The film, which recently wrapped production in New Jersey, will debut in theaters on an undetermined date with Neon handling the U.S. distribution and Republic Pictures on board for international territories.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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